Paph. (Sue Franz '#1' x Black Cherry '#3')

[AtantaR]

Yippy my first Paphiopedilum ....I was so excited when I got this today. I love it....
The label reads. Paph. (Sue Franz '#1' x Black Cherry '#3')..Enjoy


it has an old growth, the current growth including the spike, and a new growth coming from the side.


I tried looking up some of its older rents but I cant really find anything on 'Sue Franz' online..anyone know by chance?

[orchidgirl]

I cant help you out,but I love the color!I have a similar one.Congrats on your purchase!Good luck with it!

[navyderek]

Very pretty!

[bench72]

That is fantastic!!! Love the colour and the shape... surprisingly, there isn't any Paph fairrieanum in it's parentage as can be seen below...

As for Paph Sue Franz, it's a pretty complex maudiae-type hybridising.. ie there's quite a number of crosses to get to this plant. There are five species that make up the genealogy of the plant - Paph lawrenceanum 42.2%; Paph mastersianum 29.7%; Paph callosum 25%; Paph acmodontum 1.6%; and Paph barbatum 1.6%. Paph Sue Franz was registered in 2002 and one of it's clones "Willowdale" received an HCC in 2003 in Florida.

Paph Black Cherry registered in 1993 has received quite a few awards.. about 10 according to Orchidwiz. It's genealogy states species that make up the hybrid are:- Paph callosum 56.3%; Paph lawrenceanum 34.4%; Paph barbatum 6.3%; and paph mastersianum 3.1%

So given the above, one can postulate that to get that petal stance, Paph callosum var sublaeve would have had to have been used... however, I am still not altogether convinced there isn't a bit of fairrieanum in it... e.g. Paph (Sue Franz x Black Cherry) x fairrieanum.

Not withstanding... it is a pretty Awesome Paph and one I would love to have in my collection!

(p.s. sorry to be a niggler about names etc etc...)

[Phyrex]

That's a lovely fairrie cross, such nice pink.

[orchidlady]

It's beautiful . It looks like it has fairrieanum in it to me too.

Susan

[Diamond]

I do not know hardly anything of paphs. But know that to myself that one is terrific.
I love the foliage also

[AtantaR]

oh I dont mind Tim....Thanks for the incite. What would we do without you?...lol.. It's amazing to see the amount of genetics that goes into one specimen. I wouldn't doubt there is some fairrieanum in it also. I'm so glad you could help me out with my first Paph. and what a catch it is.

Thanks everyone glad everyone could enjoy it as I do.

[bench72]

oh, if u really want to thank me Andrew, just send it over by express post

[Brutal_Dreamer]

Andrew - that is so awesome! I love it!!

Cheers,
BD

PS - I live closer than Tim... heheh... and postage should cost much less... heheh...